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Glimpses of Algebra and Geometry, Second Edition (Undergraduate Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics Readings in Mathematics Editors S. Axler F.W. Gehring K.A. Ribet Springer-Verlag Electronic Production toth 12:27 p.m. 2 · v · 2002 This page intentionally left blank Gabor Toth Glimpses of Algebra and Geometry Second Edition With 183 Illustrations, Including 18 in Full Color Gabor Toth Department of Mathematical Sciences Rutgers University Camden, NJ 08102 USA [email protected] Editorial Board S. Axler F.W. Gehring K.A. Ribet Mathematics Department Mathematics Department Mathematics Department San Francisco State East Hall University of California, University University of Michigan Berkeley San Francisco, CA 94132 Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Berkeley, CA 94720-3840 USA USA USA Front cover illustration: The regular compound of five tetrahedra given by the face- planes of a colored icosahedron. The circumscribed dodecahedron is also shown. Computer graphic made by the author using Geomview. Back cover illustration: The regular compound of five cubes inscribed in a dodecahedron. Computer graphic made by the author using Mathematica. Mathematics Subject Classification (2000): 15-01, 11-01, 51-01 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Toth, Gabor, Ph.D. Glimpses of algebra and geometry/Gabor Toth.—2nd ed. p. cm. — (Undergraduate texts in mathematics. Readings in mathematics.) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-387-95345-0 (hardcover: alk. pape 1. Algebra. 2. Geometry. I. Title. II. Series. QA154.3 .T68 2002 512′.12—dc21 2001049269 Printed on acid-free paper. 2002, 1998 Springer-Verlag New York, Inc. All rights reserved. This work may not be translated or copied in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher (Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010, USA), except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis. Use in connection with any form of information stor- age and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimi- lar methodology now known or hereafter developed is forbidden. The use in this publication of trade names, trademarks, service marks, and similar terms, even if they are not identified as such, is not to be taken as an expression of opinion as to whether or not they are subject to proprietary rights. Production managed by Francine McNeill; manufacturing supervised by Jeffrey Taub. Typeset from the author’s 2e files using Springer’s UTM style macro by The Bartlett Press, Inc., Marietta, GA. Printed and bound by Hamilton Printing Co., Rensselaer, NY. Printed in the United States of America. 987654321 ISBN 0-387-95345-0 SPIN 10848701 Springer-Verlag New York Berlin Heidelberg A member of BertelsmannSpringer Science+Business Media GmbH This book is dedicated to my students. Springer-Verlag Electronic Production toth 12:27 p.m. 2 · v · 2002 This page intentionally left blank Springer-Verlag Electronic Production toth 12:27 p.m. 2 · v · 2002 . Preface to the . Second Edition . Since the publication of the Glimpses in 1998, I spent a consider- able amount of time collecting “mathematical pearls” suitable to add to the original text. As my collection grew, it became clear that a major revision in a second edition needed to be considered. In addition, many readers of the Glimpses suggested changes, clarifi- cations, and, above all, more examples and worked-out problems. This second edition, made possible by the ever-patient staff of Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., is the result of these efforts. Al- though the general plan of the book is unchanged, the abundance of topics rich in subtle connections between algebra and geometry compelled me to extend the text of the first edition considerably. Throughout the revision, I tried to do my best to avoid the inclusion of topics that involve very difficult ideas. The major changes in the second edition are as follows: 1. An in-depth treatment of root formulas solving quadratic, cubic, and quartic equations a` la van der Waerden has been given in a new section. This can be read independently or as preparation for the more advanced new material encountered toward the later parts of the text. In addition to the Bridge card symbols, the dagger † has been introduced to indicate more technical material than the average text. vii Springer-Verlag Electronic Production toth 12:27 p.m. 2 · v · 2002 viii Preface to the Second Edition 2. As a natural continuation of the section on the Platonic solids, a detailed and complete classification of finite Mobius¨ groups ala` Klein has been given with the necessary background material, such as Cayley’s theorem and the Riemann–Hurwitz relation. 3. One of the most spectacular developments in algebra and geom- etry during the late nineteenth century was Felix Klein’s theory of the icosahedron and his solution of the irreducible quintic in terms of hypergeometric functions. A quick, direct, and modern approach of Klein’s main result, the so-called Normalformsatz, has been given in a single large section. This treatment is inde- pendent of the material in the rest of the book, and is suitable for enrichment and undergraduate/graduate research projects. All known approaches to the solution of the irreducible quin- tic are technical; I have chosen a geometric approach based on the construction of canonical quintic resolvents of the equation of the icosahedron, since it meshes well with the treatment of the Platonic solids given in the earlier part of the text. An al- gebraic approach based on the reduction of the equation of the icosahedron to the Brioschi quintic by Tschirnhaus transforma- tions is well documented in other textbooks. Another section on polynomial invariants of finite Mobius¨ groups, and two new appendices, containing preparatory material on the hyperge- ometric differential equation and Galois theory, facilitate the understanding of this advanced material. 4. The text has been upgraded in many places; for example, there is more material on the congruent number problem, the stereographic projection, the Weierstrass ℘-function, projective spaces, and isometries in space. 5. The new Web site at http://mathsgi01.rutgers.edu/∼gtoth/ Glimpses/ containing various text files (in PostScript and HTML formats) and over 70 pictures in full color (in gif format) has been created. 6. The historical background at many places of the text has been made more detailed (such as the ancient Greek approxima- tions of π), and the historical references have been made more precise. 7. An extended solutions manual has been created containing the solutions of 100 problems. Springer-Verlag Electronic Production toth 12:27 p.m. 2 · v · 2002 Preface to the Second Edition ix I would like to thank the many readers who suggested improve- ments to the text of the first edition. These changes have all been incorporated into this second edition. I am especially indebted to Hillel Gauchman and Martin Karel, good friends and colleagues, who suggested many worthwhile changes. I would also like to ex- press my gratitude to Yukihiro Kanie for his careful reading of the text and for his excellent translation of the first edition of the Glimpses into Japanese, published in early 2000 by Springer- Verlag, Tokyo. I am also indebted to April De Vera, who upgraded the list of Web sites in the first edition. Finally, I would like to thank Ina Lindemann, Executive Editor, Mathematics, at Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., for her enthusiasm and encouragement through- out the entire project, and for her support for this early second edition. Camden, New Jersey Gabor Toth Springer-Verlag Electronic Production toth 12:27 p.m. 2 · v · 2002 This page intentionally left blank Springer-Verlag Electronic Production toth 12:27 p.m. 2 · v · 2002 . Preface to the . First Edition . Glimpse: 1. a very brief passing look, sight or view. 2. a momentary or slight appearance. 3. a vague idea or inkling. —Random House College Dictionary At the beginning of fall 1995, during a conversation with my re- spected friend and colleague Howard Jacobowitz in the Octagon Dining Room (Rutgers University, Camden Campus), the idea emerged of a “bridge course” that would facilitate the transition between undergraduate and graduate studies. It was clear that a course like this could not concentrate on a single topic, but should browse through a number of mathematical disciplines. The selection of topics for the Glimpses thus proved to be of utmost im- portance. At this level, the most prominent interplay is manifested in some easily explainable, but eventually subtle, connections be- tween number theory, classical geometries, and modern algebra. The rich, fascinating, and sometimes puzzling interactions of these mathematical disciplines are seldom contained in a medium-size undergraduate textbook. The Glimpses that follow make a humble effort to fill this gap. xi Springer-Verlag Electronic Production toth 12:27 p.m. 2 · v · 2002 xii Preface to the First Edition The connections among the disciplines occur at various levels in the text. They are sometimes the main topics, such as Rational- ity and Elliptic Curves (Section 3), and are sometimes hidden in problems, such as the spherical geometric proof of diagonalization of Euclidean isometries (Problems 1 to 2, Section 16), or the proof of Euler’s theorem on convex polyhedra using linear algebra (Prob- lem 9, Section 20). Despite numerous opportunities throughout the text, the experienced reader will no doubt notice that analysis had to be left out or reduced to a minimum. In fact, a major source of difficulties in the intense 8-week period during which I pro- duced the first version of the text was the continuous cutting down of the size of sections and the shortening of arguments. Further- more, when one is comparing geometric and algebraic proofs, the geometric argument, though often more lengthy, is almost always more revealing and thereby preferable.
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